Ryan Lee Crosby is an electric guitarist and award winning songwriter. He has toured the country in support of his albums, which include There is no Music (2005), Split Cassette (2006) Return of the Invisible Man (2008) and Out to Dry (2009). Crosby’s solo debut, “There is No Music,” received airplay on more than 100 radio stations nationwide. In 2006, he was voted “Best Singer/Songwriter” in the Boston Phoenix/ WFNX Best Music Poll and in that same year, he received a nomination for “Best Local Male Vocalist” in the 19th annual Boston Music Awards.

Acclaimed music journalist Ted Drozdowski (Boston Phoenix, Rolling Stone, Guitar World) has said that “Crosby’s scrappy and inventive playing revealed a punk spirit ricocheting between the worlds of anglo pop and trip-hop. Over the course of years of hard work he made the transition to a songwriter with a pop sensibility and an acute talent for storytelling.”

As a teacher, Ryan is patient, caring and encouraging. He finds great a reward in seeing his students enjoy themselves. Ryan discovered his love for teaching through the practice of yoga and meditation, which are deep inspirations in his own musical journey. He sees music as a gateway to the depths of the imagination and believes that all people, regardless of the level of technical ability or experience, have the potential to find meaning through music.

Ryan Lee Crosby continues to be a fixture on the local club scene, with recent performances at the Middle East, T.T. the Bear’s and Johnny D’s, where he has shared the stage with artists such as The Hold Steady, Phosphorescent and Marissa Nadler.

Press:

"Crosby's voice will make you ache and just might levitate you a little with its dreamlike sweetness. Ryan Lee's got something really poignant to say, and he does it through his own brand of alternative folk-rock, which will turn you on your head."
- Aimsel Ponti, Portland Press Herald

"Ryan Lee Crosby has turned his story into a tale of redemption and freedom found through music. His voice, haunting and lithe, is at the forefront with threadbare honesty."
- James Reed, Boston Globe

“Crosby’s autobiographical tales of quiet struggle amount to a broader investigation of what it means to be human - to feel pain, confusion, need and maybe even satisfaction at fever pitches, as peaks in the valleys of routine that make up our daily lives."
- Ted Drozdowski, Boston Phoenix